In re Estate of Miller
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered September 12, 1913, escheating the estate of a decedent, in an action to determine the lawful distributees thereof, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
This is an appeal from a decree of escheat. Theodore Miller, a resident of Spokane county, died, a bachelor and intestate, at Los Angeles, California, on March 14, 1911. He left an estate in Spokane county, Washington, of about $7,000 in money. On April 25, 1911, one Joseph Simpson was appointed administrator of the estate and filed the inventory and appraisement required by law. No heirs appearing, the court, on October 16, 1911, ordered the administrator to advertise for heirs, which he accordingly did. In response to this advertisement, a large number of persons appeared, claiming the…
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